The fly in the cathedral :
Cathcart, Brian.
The fly in the cathedral : Brian Cathcart - 1st American ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. - 308 Pages ill. ; Pbk 24 cm.
"The Fly in the Cathedral" is a historical narrative by Brian Cathcart that tells the story of the discovery of the neutron and the splitting of the atom by a team of scientists at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England, in the 1930s. The book focuses on the work of James Chadwick, John Cockcroft, and Ernest Walton, who successfully split the atom using a particle accelerator. Cathcart's engaging account explores the scientific rivalry and collaboration that led to this groundbreaking achievement, which paved the way for the development of nuclear physics and its applications.
0374157162
Science- England- Cambridge- History
Science- England- Cambridge- biography
539.762 / CAT
The fly in the cathedral : Brian Cathcart - 1st American ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. - 308 Pages ill. ; Pbk 24 cm.
"The Fly in the Cathedral" is a historical narrative by Brian Cathcart that tells the story of the discovery of the neutron and the splitting of the atom by a team of scientists at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England, in the 1930s. The book focuses on the work of James Chadwick, John Cockcroft, and Ernest Walton, who successfully split the atom using a particle accelerator. Cathcart's engaging account explores the scientific rivalry and collaboration that led to this groundbreaking achievement, which paved the way for the development of nuclear physics and its applications.
0374157162
Science- England- Cambridge- History
Science- England- Cambridge- biography
539.762 / CAT